Original Japanese WWII Army Officer Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Parade Dress Sword & Scabbard With Family Crest - Maru ni Sagari Fuji, Fujiwara Clan WWII The top cover is marked

The top cover is marked " M

The visor is a classic vulcanfibre construction

but we do not see any major cracks or chips

on the chamber and

It then and then service in at least two different units

Original Japanese WWII Army Officer Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Parade Dress Sword & Scabbard With Family Crest - Maru ni Sagari Fuji, Fujiwara Clan WWII The top cover is markedOriginal Item: Only One Available. The first standard sword of the Japanese military was known as the kyu gunto (, old military sword). Murata Tsuneyoshi (1838 1921), a Japanese general who previously made guns, started making what was probably the first mass produced substitute for traditionally made samurai swords. These swords are referred to as "Murata to" and they were used in both the Sino Japanese war (1894 1895) and the Russo Japanese war